Denmark to send 55 soldiers to Kabul after deadly attack on convoy

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Denmark, part of the NATO-led military mission in Afghanistan, said Monday it will send an additional 55 soldiers to the country to boost security efforts after a car bomber attacked a Danish convoy last week.

The soldiers will assist the 97 Danish soldiers already in Afghanistan protecting advisers travelling to and from the Afghan military academy near Kabul, Denmark’s Ministry of Defence said on Monday.

“If the Afghan government loses control, Afghanistan will once again become a haven for terrorist groups and we risk another wave of refugees to Europe and Denmark,” Foreign Minister Anders Samuelsen said in a statement.

The 55 Danish soldiers will be stationed in Kabul at the beginning of 2018.